‘Third Way’ battles for Democratic Party’s soul On a summer afternoon amid the frenzy of the Democratic National Convention in Boston 10 years ago, a group of Washington business lobbyists, political operatives, and a smattering of senators gathered at one of the city’s downtown law firms to hear a plan. Members of the group worried that,…
Fractions of women in Texas How do you count women in Texas, and when do the numbers get big? There is a good deal of bad math in a decision made last week, by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, that had the effect of closing all but eight abortion clinics in the state; until recently, there…
Left embraces boycott politics Liberal activists are successfully using pressure campaigns and boycotts to pull corporate America to the left. From gun control to climate change to same-sex marriage, a number of Fortune 500 giants are falling in line with liberal priorities and bolstering agenda items that Democrats have been unable to move through Congress. “It’s quite…
The $1,200 machine that lets anyone make a metal gun at home When Cody Wilson revealed the world’s first fully 3-D printed gun last year, he showed that the “maker” movement has enabled anyone to create a working, lethal firearm with a click in the privacy of a garage. Now he’s moved on to a…
One last—M E S S A G E—from the Democratic Party I’m sick. I am literally sick with worry. This has been the single most difficult week of our entire lives. Democracy is dangling by Her fingertips. Earlier today, [NAME], I emailed you with a message from the President. More than 8O,OOO people listened. Did you listen? I…